Thailand


456. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kaysen) to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office File, Countries, Thailand Security. Confidential


457. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Thailand, Vol. III, 7/16/62–7/31/62. Secret. Drafted by Koren.


458. Summary of Discussion

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/7–2362. Secret. Drafted by Masters. At President Kennedy’s request, McNamara, U. Alexis Johnson, and William Bundy met at Camp Smith in Honolulu with military and diplomatic officials responsible for Southeast Asia. The meeting was primarily about Vietnam; see vol. II, pp. 546556.


459. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of Defense McNamara and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)

Source: Kennedy Library, Ball Papers, Thailand. No classification marking. McNamara was in Honolulu; Ball was in Washington.


460. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to Acting Secretary of State Ball

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 792.56311/7–2562. Top Secret. Copies were sent to Harriman, G/PM, and Rusk, who was that day returning from the Geneva Conference on Laos.


461. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 65 A 3501, Thailand 334–384. Confidential.


462. Memorandum From the Vice President’s Assistant (Burris) to Vice President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, Vice Presidential Security File, Memoranda to the Vice President from Burris, July 1962–April 1963. Confidential.


463. Paper by the President’s Military Representative (Taylor)

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Far East Trip, Sept. 62, T–022–69. Top Secret. Taylor presumably drafted this paper en route to Washington.


464. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy, Library, President’s Office Files, Laos Security, 9/1/62-12/31/62. Secret.


465. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Koren) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Harriman)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.551/9–2862. Secret.


466. Memorandum From Michael V. Forrestal of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Thailand; Southeast Asia Addendum. Secret.


467. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.92/9–2862. Secret. Drafted by Masters and approved by the White House on October 15. The meeting lasted until 4:42 p.m. (Kennedy Library, President’s Appointment Book)


468. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.927/10–262. Secret. Drafted by Masters and approved in G on November 13.


469. Summary of Discussion

Source: Department of State, FE/SEA/Thai Files: Lot 66 S 298, 1.B.3 Personnel. Secret. Drafted by Masters. The participants at the conference also discussed Vietnam; see vol. II, pp. 688691.


470. Memorandum of Decisions

Source: Department of State, FE/SEA/Thai Files: Lot 66 D 298, l.B.3. Personnel. Secret. Drafted by Masters.


471. Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Thailand, Vol. IV, 11/62–12/62. Secret. According to the Department of State copy, this paper was drafted by Masters and cleared by Koren and Harriman. (Department of State, Central Files, 611.92/11–762) It was transmitted to the White House under cover of a November 7 memorandum from Brubeck to McGeorge Bundy in preparation for a meeting with the President. The meeting was held from 4 to 4:30 p.m. on November 8 and was attended by McNamara, Heinz, and William Bundy for Defense; Harriman, Koren, and Sullivan for State; Janow and Hamilton for AID, Taylor and Clay for the JCS, and Cline and Hepworth for CIA. The topic of Laos dominated the discussion. Apparently the only decision taken at the meeting concerning Thailand was that Young should emphasize to Sarit that it was crucial that he should continue to counsel Phoumi to cooperate with Souvanna Phouma. For accounts of the meeting, see vol. XXIV, pp. 911915.


472. Paper Prepared in the Embassy in Thailand

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 7925/12–2862. Secret; Priority. This plan, condensed and revised, was sent to the Department of State in airgram A-238 from Bangkok, December 28. The airgram explained that the plan incorporated contributions from major elements of the Mission in Thailand and provided a framework for a coordinated effort to assist Thailand in strengthening its internal security capabilities. The plan would be presented to Thailand in modified form as a basis for joint Thai-U.S. planning and action.


473. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 792.5411/1–1063, Secret. Repeated to Canberra, CINCPAC POLAD, London, Saigon, Vientiane, Wellington, Karachi, Manila, and Paris.


474. Central Intelligence Agency Information Report

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Thailand, Vol. V, 1/63–4/63. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Routine.


475. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, CSM 9–6 THAI. Secret; Prioriy. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.


476. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL THAI-US. Confidential. Drafted by Koren and approved by the White House on April 15. The time of this meeting is taken from the President’s Appointment Book. (Kennedy Library)


477. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, P9L THAI-US. Secret. Repeated to Bangkok, Karachi, Manila, Canberra, Wellington, London, and CINCPAC for POLAD. Rusk and Thanat were attending the Eighth Ministerial Meeting of the SEATO Council April 1–10 in Paris.


478. Memorandum From the Director for Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff (Unger) to the President’s Military Aide (Clifton)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Thailand, Vol. V, 5/63–7/63. Secret. A note on the source text indicates that Kennedy saw the original in Clifton’s JCS file.


479. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 LAOS. Secret; Emergency; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Masters; cleared by Koren and Rice and in draft by Cross, Abram E. Manell of FE/P, Czyzak, and Robert J. McCloskey of P; and approved by U. Alexis Johnson. Repeated to Vientiane, London, Paris, and CINCPAC.


480. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 LAOS. Secret. Repeated to Saigon, Vientiane, and CINCPAC.


481. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Hilsman) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Department of State, EA/Thai Files: Lot 67 D 320, POL 15 Government, 1963—Nov.-Dec. Secret. Drafted by Pickering. A note on the source text indicates that Rusk saw it. Originally Pickering drafted a longer memorandum for Koren, which Koren passed on to Hilsman and Rice. (Ibid.) Hilsman instructed Koren to “Have this redone—shorter, punchier, and in much, much less detail—as a memo to S.”


482. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 THAI. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Pickering, cleared by Arzac and Koren (in draft), and approved by Hilsman. Repeated to Phnom Penh, Saigon, Vientiane, London, and Paris.